Crossing the plate three times after hitting a homer and two singles, Thurman Munson led the Yankees in a batting spree that produced a 10-0 victory over the Twins. Munson hit his homer in the first inning and the Yankees then put the game beyond the Twins' reach with seven runs in the second, starting with a circuit clout by Oscar Gamble. Five other hits, four walks and three errors also figured in the big frame. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3
Yankees      1  7  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -  10 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Rivers cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .138      White lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Munson c              4   3   3   1     1   0   .296
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .357      Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .158
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Gamble rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .438
McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Piniella dh           3   0   1   2     1   0   .538
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Terrell 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Mason ss              4   0   1   1     0   2   .273
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pazik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               34  10  11   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 26,881
Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Carew, Bostock, Hughes
Doubles: White (2)
Home Runs: Munson (2), Gamble (1), Rivers (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (5)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (1)
GIDP: Carew (1)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (1,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(0-1)           1.2   6   6   6   2   1   3  12  32.40
Pazik                   3.1   4   4   2   3   3   0  18   4.50
Burgmeier               3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.45
Totals                  8    11  10   8   5   5   3  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(1-0)         9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34   2.51
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34

Passed Balls: Munson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hughes (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to center; Munson allowed a passed ball
[Braun to second]; Ford walked; Carew grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Braun to third, Ford out at
second]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers was called out on strikes; White popped to
second; Munson homered; Chambliss was hit by a pitch; Nettles
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); McKay singled to right;
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble homered; Piniella walked; Piniella was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Randolph singled
to center; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Hughes [Randolph to second]; Mason singled to center
[Randolph scored, Mason out at home (center to first to second
to first)]; Rivers homered; White doubled to center; Munson was
walked intentionally; PAZIK REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING);
Chambliss singled to center [White scored, Munson scored (no
RBI), Chambliss to second (error by Bostock)]; Nettles walked;
Gamble walked [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second]; Piniella
reached on an error by Carew [Chambliss scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Nettles scored (unearned), Gamble to third]; Randolph
flied out to right; 7 R (5 ER), 6 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 8.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell popped to second; Braun walked; Ford struck
out; Carew singled to right [Braun to third]; Carew stole
second; Hisle popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason struck out; Rivers popped to catcher; White
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 8.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock lined to first; Wynegar grounded out (first
to pitcher); McKay popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss singled to left
[Munson to third]; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; Gamble
made an out to shortstop; Piniella singled to left [Munson
scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles to third]; Randolph lined to
second; Mason struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 10.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Terrell
singled to center; Braun flied out to center; Ford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers struck out; White popped to third; Munson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Hisle was called out on
strikes; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 6TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED PAZIK (PITCHING); Chambliss
flied out to center; Nettles struck out; Gamble flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar popped to first; McKay grounded out (third to
first); Thompson singled to center; Terrell popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

TWINS 8TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers lined to first; White grounded out (pitcher
to first); Munson singled to center; Chambliss popped to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle popped to shortstop; Bostock singled to right;
Wynegar struck out; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 10.